Throwing a party sometime soon? Or just having some friends over and want to add a special touch? We didn't want to use plastic stirrers, so since we had some cute straws we decided to use them, but wanted to add some "oomph." We went back to our roots and did some DIY we used to do when we were younger and hadn't done in a while: origami. In fact, we turned this DIY into a family project and had a blast. So much of a blast that we are still making origami shapes and gluing to straws... just ... ...Continue Reading

Last year tie-dye shorts were popular and we thought they would definitely fizzle out by this summer. But as we all know, tie-dye shorts are back and better than ever. Last year we dip-dyed shorts, bleached shorts, and even tie-dyed our beach sheet (click each for the links). Hmmm, was there anything left? But of course! We were so inspired by the simplicity of our brightly tie-dyed beach blanket, that we wondered if it could be as simple and quick to tie-dye shorts in vibrant colors. Once ... ...Continue Reading